After being at the receiving end of public ire, the government did not miss the opportunity of slipping in a brief policy statement on addressing the issue of violence against women in the Economic Survey

At a time when a number of public private partnership (PPP) projects are in trouble, the ministry of finance has pitched for allowing flexibility so that a contract can be withdrawn and put up for rebid when a private party underperforms

Economic Survey growth figures as a "warning bell" as these came down from 9 to 5%, said Arun Jaitley

The cover itself shows that the main author of Economic Survey, 2012-13 is different from the one who penned pre-budget documents for the previous three years

National Advisory Council (NAC) member Aruna Roy has criticised the economic survey calling it mere government rhetoric that signifies little for the unorganised sector who comprise 95% of the workforce in the country

The Survey wrongly emphasises the role of tight monetary policy as the cause of a fall in consumer and investment spending

A growth forecast that is seriously wrong is dangerous - it can lead to revenue projections and spending decisions that become seriously inflationary

The estimate takes into account a normal monsoon, further moderation in inflation and a mild recovery in global growth

Focus on curbing current account deficit and widening the tax base

When Dayal Munda (45), a tribal farmer, first heard the name of Swarna Vasundhra, he never thought it would lead to a bumper crop.

Uttar Pradesh Government''s idea to introduce mentha (mint) -one of the most popular cash crops among farmers these...

Kashmir''s world-acclaimed saffron and its vast fields are fast dwindling, courtesy the poisonous dust emanating from nearby cement plants.

As the cultivation of season''s first cash crop, cherry, draws to a close in Kashmir, the growers are claiming...

After acquiring a monopoly in fruit production and sale across the country, Kashmir is now set to become the vegetable hub...

Even as the national highway has opened, only a few trucks are plying with the result that fruits are not only rotting in cold storages but also in orchards. Losses so far: Rs 500 crore.

While average rainfall figure for Uttarakhand between June and Sept stood at 1,199 mm, Doon valley received 2,240 mm

On Tuesday, as a convoy of 12 pick-up vans carrying different varieties of fruits from the Valley crossed the Kaman Bridge, fruit growers lined up on the LoC to see off the vehicles.

Mushroom was thought to be poisonous at Sonapur in Assam''s Kamrup district till a vigorous campaign was mounted to promote its commercial cultivation

Even as Kashmir loses thousands of hectares of its agricultural land to urbanisation...

Nearly 10,000 farmers in Bundelkhand, Azamgarh and Mau in UP growing tulsi for international markets

The fruit was introduced in Kashmir in 1987 to assess its climatic adaptability

After more than a decade of hectic efforts and numerous trials, scientists at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agriculture.

Pune-Based entrepreneur Rajiv Devkar seems to have hit the jackpot in his quest to preserve mangoes without the use of cold storage facilities.

Incessant rains in Kashmir have resulted in a dip in day temperatures something which will not augur well for fruit trees.

When Ghulam Ahmad Khan, a part time farmer, decided to turn his paddy field into a strawberry plantation rather than the customary apple orchard.

In a minor revolution in the agrarian history of the Kashmir Valley, the farmers in the region harvested the legendary Basmati rice for the first time this autumn.

Asia''s largest tulip garden, which could also become the world''s largest, is feeling the heat of global warming and the changing weather pattern of the Valley.

Growing moong with sugarcane and mango orchard has turned out to be a successful cropping pattern in summer for Bihar''s Samastipur farmers....

In the peak of June as tourists make a beeline for the interior villages of Kinnaur and Lahaul-Spiti districts of Himachal Pradesh

Fruit production in Jammu and Kashmir has touched 20 lakh metric tonnes this season an all time high thanks to bumper apple crop.

Finally, there''s hope for the shrinking saffron fields of 226 hamlets in Pampore along the Srinagar-Jammu National highway close to the summer capital.

Long winter, good snowfall makes climate favourable for a quality harvest this year.

A Rs 9.5-cr ICAR project sanctioned to SKUAST aims at reviving the lucrative industry

Govt has little role to play as farmers move to cotton, sugarcane, maize, pulses. Paddy acreage set to fall by 1 lakh hectare

Even as monsoon is late by a month and less than normal, the state is hopeful of a record yield of Sali variety.

As the Coconut Development Board shifts its focus from Kerala to Assam, the state aspires to lead the country in commercial cultivation of coconuts.

The potato seeds, said scientists, will reduce J-K''s dependence on other states.

Madhya Pradesh government says it is set to clock a 10 per cent farm growth this time thanks to both state and Central schemes, steps like bonus over and above the MSP, and its agriculture becoming resilient to the vagaries of nature

In Himachal Pradesh, Kangra alone has 30,000 farmers engaged in bee-keeping, producing 1,200 MT honey annually if unfavourable weather conditions don''t play spoilsport

With demand increasing and new schemes available for farmers, mushroom farming is picking up fast in Kashmir

Paddy harvests coming at a high cost, state prepares blueprint for shift towards other crops

Beekeeping and its promise attract an advocate, a coffee maker and other professionals in Punjab

Its consumption puts other states to shame, govt sets out to boost production with training but struggles with marketing outside

Hives of the wild rock bee are no longer burnt by beekeepers in Melghat, who have learnt scientific techniques and are extracting enough to export

If a MP farmer claims damage relief, govt will buy only what is supposed to remain

How a family turned waterlogging from bane to boon by cultivating fish rather than paddy

Ahad Mir started growing strawberries on small patch of land of land decade ago as an experiment.

Neeli Raavi population dwindling in Punjab, scientists striving to save it see hope from across the border

Over the past decade, the industry has seen a rapid rise, opening a new window for jobs and livelihood.

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